US war crimes ambassador to visit SL

The United States Ambassador at-large for War Crimes Issues, Stephen J Rapp, will visit Sri Lanka next week, announced a State department spokesperson.

Ambassador Rapp’s visit spanning between January 6th-11th, will involve meetings with government officials, political and civil society leaders on a range of issues including justice accountability and reconciliation.

Rapp’s last visit to Sri Lanka was in February 2012, in run up to the March 2012 United Nations Human Rights council where the US  lead a resolution on accountability, justice and reconciliation in Sri Lanka.

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